James Cleanair

James Cleanair
Vehicle type	Husker Morocco
Color	Lime green and white
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Vitoline (formerly)
Main portrayer(s)	Bill Farmer
First appearance	Cars
Latest appearance	Cars Daredevil Garage (die-cast)
Character information Gender Male

James Cleanair is a former Piston Cup racer that competed for the Vitoline racing team.

History

Before Cars

Before the events of Cars, James joined the Vitoline racing team in about 1985.

Cars

James Cleanair in the pit stop during a Dinoco 400 race at the Motor Speedway of the South.

In Cars, James competes in Dinoco 400 race at the the Motor Speedway of the South, Motor City, United States, which was the final race of the Piston Cup season. James had been in the middle of the pack for pretty much the whole race. However, halfway through the race, an accident occurred between almost all of the competitors which was caused by Chick Hicks. During the crash James was seen colliding with Kevin Shiftright and Rusty Cornfuel, although this is an animation error, as previously Murray Clutchburn was in the previous scene, but got mistakenly replaced by James. He can be seen on the wall with Eugene Carbureski for most shots and sometime during that, he collided with Haul Inngas and Billy Oilchanger. However, he did not receive any serious injuries and was able to continue racing, restarting the race in 11th. He finished towards the back, just behind Ernie Gearson, although these 2 can not be seen when the final lap is announced.

Between Cars and Cars 3

Somewhere between the events of Cars and Cars 3, James most likely retired from the Piston Cup and was replaced by Brick Yardley in 2007, who would later be replaced by Chase Racelott in October 2016.

Physical description

Logo of the Vitoline.

James is a Husker Morocco race car. He uses Lightyear racing tires. His eye color is light brown. He has a light green livery with a white hood, trunk and a spoiler. He has the number 61 painted on his roof and sides in the color white too. He also has a logo of Vitoline on his hood and back sides. He also has black rims.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game/ Meet the Cars

Meet the Cars artwork

• Vitoline, a fuel additive vitamin company, provides fuel for older active cars. Sponsoring a race car seemed like a good way to get that message across to their costumers and they hired the right car for the job! Senior racer James Cleanair has been racing for twenty years and shows no signs of slowing down!

Pixarpedia

• James Cleanair is a Moroco. He's one of the oldest cars in the Piston Cup and is sponsored by Vitoline for older active cars.

The Official Magazine

• Top Speed: 185 MPH
• Engine: 590 HP
• Experience: 4/5
• Driving Skill: 3/5
• Sportsmanship: 2/5
• Specialty: Uses vitamin-fortified fuel

List of appearances

Feature films

• Cars

Comics

• The Rookie (on the cover)

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  James and Haul Inngas hit Billy Oilchanger

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  James Cleanair unconscious.

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  A fake James Cleanair pitting, while the real James Cleanair is being towed out of the race.

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• Eugene and James in Aiken's and Kevin's Positions

  Eugene and James in Aiken's and Kevin's Positions

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  James Cleanair on the cover of 3rd issue of The Rookie comic.

• Diecast

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Names in other languages

• Lithuanian: Džeimsas
• Russian: Джеймс Клинэйр (transcription: Dzheyms Klineyr)
• Japanese: ジェームス・クリーンエア
• Korean: 제임스 클린에어
• Arabic: جيمس كلينير
• Hebrew: ג'יימס קלינאייר

Trivia

• He's the only Husker Morocco without a grille.
  • Although prototype stock images in the 1:55 Diecast range, have erroneously protrayed him with a grill on a few occasions.